Human Learning Research Fellow (ALD/ALE) - Faculty of Humanities
Location: Canning Vale, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 19 Oct 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)
Job Information
Organisation/Company: CURTIN UNIVERSITY
Research Field: Educational sciences, Psychological sciences
Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Australia
Application Deadline: 19 Oct 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Offer Description
- $173,635 - $223,135 (ALD-ALE) + 17% super
- Full-time, Permanent Teaching & Research Position | Based at our Bentley campus
- Flexible working arrangements, excellent leave entitlements & more!
Job Reference:
Full-time Continuing | Curtin Bentley Campus (Boorloo, Perth)
Lead Transformation in Human Learning and Innovation
Curtin University is a global leader in education, research and engagement. As part of our 2030 Vision, Curtin is committed to shaping the future of learning through innovation, inclusivity, and research excellence.
About the Role
This is a continuing teaching and research appointment within Curtin’s Faculty of Humanities. The successful candidate will join the University as a professorial academic leader, with the opportunity to shape the future of education through both scholarship and practice.
The appointee will lead and undertake a agile program of action research, centred on the curation and application of high-quality, evidence-based research from psychology, neuroscience, and education. The program of action research will be based on three priority areas:
- Agentic AI and Learning Modalities
- Challenge-Based Learning
- Peer-to-Peer Learning and Feedback
Key Responsibilities
- Curate the Human Learning Evidence Base
- Lead and Undertake Action Research across Three core fields
- Drive Research-Enabled Systems Development
- Lead Research Teams and Secure Funding
- Collaborate Strategically with Leadership and Educators
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to design evidence informed learning experiences
- Disseminate Research and Build Institutional Reputation
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- A doctoral qualification in Education, Learning Sciences, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Science, or related field.
- Internationally recognised research excellence in at least one of the three core focus areas.
- A sustained track record of competitive research funding and successful project delivery.
- Expertise in action-based research, design-based research, or implementation science applied to learning and teaching.
- Expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead interdisciplinary teams and mentor emerging scholars.
- Deep understanding of research translation into scalable, high-impact educational practices.
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to engage with academic, administrative, and technical stakeholders.
- A commitment to inclusive, ethical, and equity-enhancing educational innovation.
Desirable:
- Familiarity with large-scale AI or learning analytics systems.
- Experience working with digital development teams.
- Experience co-designing curriculum or assessment frameworks with students or external partners.
- Knowledge of TEQSA and AQF frameworks for curriculum and assessment design.
- Experience working in challenge-based, project-based, or experiential education.
- Background in peer learning design or educational technology for feedback systems.
What We Offer You
Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
How to Apply
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and addressing the selection criteria for the role
Applications close: Sunday 19th of October 2025.
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